operations at headquarters north @ - @ western area command until 12 may 1942 , when he was posted to nh ##ill , victoria , as commanding officer of no . 2 air navigation school , operating anson ##s . no . 97 ( reserve ) squadron was formed from the school ' s personnel in june . on 20 july 1943 , head ##lam took command of no . 2 air observer school ( ao ##s ) , also operating anson ##s , at mount ga ##mb ##ier , south australia . he was promoted to group captain on 1 december 1943 , and was appointed the inaugural commanding officer of no . 3 ao ##s , operating anson ##s and fair ##ey battles out of port
operations at headquarters north @ - @ western area command until 12 may 1942, when he was posted to nhill, victoria, as commanding officer of no. 2 air navigation school, operating ansons. no. 97 ( reserve ) squadron was formed from the school's personnel in june. on 20 july 1943, headlam took command of no. 2 air observer school ( aos ), also operating ansons, at mount gambier, south australia. he was promoted to group captain on 1 december 1943, and was appointed the inaugural commanding officer of no. 3 aos, operating ansons and fairey battles out of port